# How to mark imported posts as read **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-mark-imported-posts-as-read/162696 **Category:** Support **Created:** [September 1, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-mark-imported-posts-as-read/162696 "2020-09-01T19:11:59Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![stuwest](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stuwest/32/192400_2.png) [@stuwest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stuwest) #### Post date: [September 1, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-mark-imported-posts-as-read/162696/2 "2020-09-01T22:00:32Z")
Just to add some details about my specific use case: the legacy forum software we’re migrating from is limited but simple and our members have a wide range of ages and levels of technical proficiency. We have set up a Discourse instance for members to try out while we prepare to migrate and we have had a few comments that it is quite overwhelming. I think that is just the learning curve – I feel that way a little myself, and I am an IT professional. Once people get used to the change I think they will see Discourse is a clear improvement over the legacy software. What I am worried about is losing people before they reach that stage. If users are sent back to the first post of a 1,000-post topic the first time anyone posts a reply to an imported thread, that is a big hit to usability, and I think it’s possible some members will just give up. So I am really keen to mark all imported posts as read and allow users to get straight to the new material. I did search the archive before posting this, but didn’t find anything that answered this specific question. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-mark-imported-posts-as-read/162696)._